Acropolis Aviation selects CFM LEAP-1A engine for new ACJ320neo

Acropolis Aviation reported at the European Business Aviation Exhibition and Convention (EBACE 2017) that its new Airbus ACJ320neo aircraft will be powered by CFM International’s LEAP-1A engines. The seven-year-old VIP charter operator, based at Farnborough Airport, UK, with a complementary sales office in Florida, USA, became launch customer for the ACJ320neo when it signed an order with Airbus in May 2015, the same month the LEAP-1A engine completed its maiden flight on the new model. Delivery of the aircraft is scheduled to take place during the fourth quarter of 2018. Acropolis’ flagship ACJ319 G-NOAH, is equipped with CFM56 engines.